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Anime

Mister Donut Launches Pokémon 30th Anniversary Winter Campaign

The “Everyone Gather Together! Winter Pokémon Campaign” goes all out for the 30th anniversary celebrations. It’s become something of an annual tradition for Mister Donut to release a new Pokémon collection at the end of the year, with a different pocket monster taking centre stage as the star of the show.

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Games

Cyberattacks Force Taito Station Arcade to Shut Down Network Games

Preserving arcade culture is hard enough without hacker jerks making it even tougher. A photo of an empty interior and unused game machines accompanied by the message “This is the harsh reality for arcades right now” might be the kind of thing that would make gamers sad, but not necessarily surprised.

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Games

Takarajimasha Releases Legend of Zelda Heart Container Lamp and Rupee Pouch

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Games

Shigeru Miyamoto to Receive Order of Culture from Japanese Emperor

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Anime

Studio Ghibli Kyoto Map Available at 7-Eleven

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